Nargis Fakhri and Luis Figo lead XYoga Dubai sessions - in pictures

American-Pakistani actress and former Real Madrid winger

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Thousands of yoga enthusiasts stretched into the weekend with Portuguese football legend Luis Figo in Dubai on Friday.

The XYoga Dubai event is back for its third edition. Figo, the former Real Madrid and Barcelona winger, was joined by Indian yogi master Deepika Mehta and American-Pakistani actress Nargis Fakhri.

The festival, which ends on Saturday, is expected to bring together 15,000 yoga enthusiasts with classes such as Hula-Hoop yoga, Acro Yoga, Dance of Prana, Animal Flow, Tai Chi and Yoga Bil Arabi.

These are free to attend upon registration at www.xyogadubai.com.